@eagoss
They didn't make me wait -- March 2020 I had a sharp pain in my leg, the orthopedic surgeon identified spinal stenosis in my Thoracic area and connected me to a Neurosurgeon, who wanted additional MRIs. Remember it was the beginning of the Pandemic. My insurance denied another MRI and then the world shut down.

Years go by, I was feeling better through weight loss, yoga and PT, then in 2024/25 my legs weakened and balance got worse so I revisited the whole diagnosis hoping for non-surgical solutions. That journey took me to a different Neurosurgeon who told me the Cervical Area needed immediate attention.

I watched my father with spinal stenosis (lumbar was operated on when he was in his 70s) progress to not being able to walk and in a wheelchair for the last two years of his 98 years of life.

I am a sceptic - surgery is not a proven solution as your spine continues to deteriorate. As I said to the Neurosurgeon in 2020 - So you want to fillet me like a fish! I went ahead with the Cervical surgery this year, but it is not solving my issues of balance, strength, to walk and emjoy life. I wasn't in severe pain in my neck -- but they insisted I needed to have the surgery, so they are the experts. Will I get more surgeries? Likely not, as they do not promise I will improve my stamina when walking.

You do you - I came to this group to see if other people are having post-op issues that seem unrelated to the actural surgery. So far Itchiness - Yes, Vertigo - Yes. Improved strength in legs - No.